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Governor s community outreach hits Mountain Home resistance; he says he ll meet with legislative leaders on possible change to mask mandate prohibition
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Override Of Gov Hutchinson Gun Bill Veto Clears First Vote In Legislature
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The leaders of the two legislative chambers and Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined expectations for the end of the 93rd Arkansas General Assembly, and it should be an unprecedented and lengthy adjournment.
Holding a joint press conference Thursday to review the Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA), which keeps the state’s budget balanced, the trio of leaders explained their plans for completing the session business and taking care of additional matters later this year.
Next Tuesday, legislators expect to recess until the fall. Normally, they would sine die, or formally adjourn, in about one month and the regular session would end. This year, lawmakers plan to “stay in session” until September, when they will return to take up legislative and Congressional redistricting, which has been delayed due to issues with the U.S. Census Bureau. After they approve redrawn district lines, they will sine die and soon thereafter be called into a special session by
Arkansas governor plans special session on income tax cuts
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Arkansas Senate OKs alternate, scaled-back hate crimes bill
by Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 7, 2021 7:55 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 7, 2021 at 7:58 pm EDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved a stripped-down hate crimes bill derided by longtime supporters of such legislation who claim the measure is too vague and would provide “insufficient” medicine for a state that’s one of only three nationwide without such a law.
The Senate voted 22-7 in favour of the alternate measure, which its supporters have called a “class protection” bill. The bill, which now heads to the House, requires offenders to serve at least 80% of their sentence if they committed a serious violent felony against someone because of their “mental, physical, biological, cultural, political, or religious beliefs or characteristics.”